إذا لمْ تُهَذِّبْكَ الأُبوّةُ والحجُّ
فأنْتَ علَى فوْتِ الجَنى ثَمَرٌ فَجُّ
If neither paternal nurture nor the hard stone has polished you,
then, though harvest-time has passed, you are fruit still unripe.
Sol 5.6
إذا لمْ تُهَذِّبْكَ الأُبوّةُ والحجُّ
فأنْتَ علَى فوْتِ الجَنى ثَمَرٌ فَجُّ
If neither paternal nurture nor the hard stone has polished you,
then, though harvest-time has passed, you are fruit still unripe.
Sol 5.6